Honolulu vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Honolulu	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3039	$3103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7612	$7450
🏠 One person rent	$1950	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$3959	$4080
🍽️ Food expenses	$774	$704
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4110	$4410
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	62	85
😀 Quality of life	87	91
🏙️ Population	351K	442K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 2% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 133rd and 103rd ($3039 vs $3103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd and 80th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 1.4 months in Miami. Ranked 78th vs 18th best cities to live in the United States, and 290th vs 109th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Miami

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	Honolulu	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$22.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$88.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$6.53	$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1975	$2446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$1765
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3984	$4939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3497	$3570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8808	$6519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8156	$4021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.67	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.54	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$4.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.35	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.85	$5.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$152
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$1210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31596	$25328

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2776
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2571
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2601
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2554
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3033
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2719
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3271
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2372
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$520
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1519
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1523
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2538
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$3042
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3152
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3180
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3196
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3224
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2873
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4155
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3293
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3330
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3176
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3781
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2864
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3672
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3804
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3442
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$521
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3473
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3584
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2846
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2839
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3053
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3048
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3085

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2562
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2671
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2612
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2647
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2717
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2808
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2724
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3058
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2691
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2629
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2623
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2573
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2727
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2608
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2538
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2513
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2540
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3991
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2571
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2424
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2418
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2359
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2315
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2429
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2484
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2248
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2860